Prototyping a Single Page Website in Photoshop from Scratch

Discover the benefits of a single page site for fast information access, mobile-friendly scrolling, high engagement through image-driven storytelling, and improved conversion potential.

Set up your Photoshop workspace by arranging panels and tools, customize color swatches, and create a new document with preferred resolution and color mode.

Explore common Photoshop tools, learn to manage layers and groups, and create and arrange shapes on the canvas. Practice selection, isolation, and basic painting with brushes to refine your design.

Explore Photoshop common tools for prototyping a single page website, including shapes, custom shapes, color changes, bounding boxes, layers, keyboard shortcuts, and adjustments to refine layout.

Compare fixed header and center header layouts for single-page websites in Photoshop prototyping. Learn how logo placement and navigation affect visibility while scrolling and keeping a clean, balanced design.

Explore left, right, and split header layouts for a single-page website in Photoshop, placing logo and navigation on the left and search or contact info on the right.

Discover the Z layout in web design, a proven pattern where the logo appears first, eyes move left to right, ending with a clear call to action.

The lecture explains different grid systems for prototyping a single page website in Photoshop, including the 960 grid system and bootstrap-style grids, and shows adapting the canvas width.

Prototype a single page website in Photoshop by designing a sticky header, hero area, and content layout with an optional sidebar, integrating social icons, logos, and Google fonts like Merryweather.

Design a clean, single-page website by building a wireframe in Photoshop, using guides to map sections, hero area, navigation, gallery, and footer before adding content.

Design the header/hero area in Photoshop by layering a background, using a clipping mask and opacity, and assembling a centered logo with navigation and weekly slider buttons.

Learn to prototype a single page website in Photoshop by building a menu section, centering and resizing shapes, applying properties, adding images with clipping masks, and styling with adjustment layers.

learn to build a menu layout in photoshop using layered shapes, corners, and red titles for a cohesive single page prototype.

Design the blog section of our single-page website in Photoshop by creating a blog post group, applying shadows, color overlays, typography, and social icons, then duplicate for multiple posts.

Design the about us section of a single page website in Photoshop by building a wireframe, organizing layers and groups, and placing text and images with color and alignment.

Create the location and contact section by building a map badge, pasting a Google map print screen, and configuring address, phone, and email details with icons and text.

Prototype a single page website gallery in Photoshop by creating image shapes, aligning with guides, duplicating groups, organizing layers, and adding gallery buttons and color variations.

Finish a single-page website in Photoshop by duplicating and resizing the water background, building a newsletter signup, and aligning a social media icons group for a polished footer.

Discover how inspiration drives design decisions for prototyping a single-page website, using inspiration sites and Google to spark ideas and elevate your modern designs.